Description
Summary: Crinum x powellii is a bulb in the Amaryllidaceae family.
Botanical name: Crinum x powellii Hort. Family: Amaryllidaceae Origin: horticultural, around 1880 in the United Kingdom. Common name: Powell’s crinole Hardiness: -10°C -12°C Crinum x powellii is a hybrid between Crinum bulbispermum and Crinum moorei of the Amaryllidaceae family. It’s a large bulb that likes cool, well-drained soil. It needs water in summer. The plant reaches a height of around 1 metre at the time of its fragrant, nectariferous flowering, which takes place in late summer or early autumn. Some plants have white flowers. The bulbs are toxic.